Controller (Remote Mexico)

Overview

The organization is seeking a Controller to own the accounting function end to end, with a strong emphasis on hands-on execution and maintaining accurate, audit-ready financial records. This role leads the month-end close, oversees revenue recognition, reconciliations, billing, AP/AR, collections, payroll entries, and multi-country accounting compliance, while ensuring financial processes and internal controls are followed.

Responsibilities

Accounting & Close

• Own the month-end close, including revenue recognition, accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, and maintaining a close calendar that consistently meets deadlines.
• Manage recurring, project, and variable (percent-of-spend / programmatic) revenue, including mid-month starts, churn, offering swaps, and prorations.
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll entries, and multi-country (US, Canada, Mexico, UK) compliance.
• Maintain clean, documented, audit-ready books supported by strong internal controls and reconciliations.
• Oversee billing accuracy and collections in partnership with account teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years in accounting.
• Hands-on month-end close ownership under GAAP, including revenue recognition for service businesses.
• Strong modeling skills in Excel / Google Sheets (SUMIFS, lookups, and driver-based models).
• Experience in professional services, agencies, or SaaS, where margin is driven by people and time.
• Familiarity with NetSuite (or similar ERP) and time-tracking tools like Harvest is a plus.
• Advance English proficiency, both written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting experience.
• Experience building client or project profitability reporting.
• Comfort using AI tools to speed up analysis and reporting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: A set living wage is provided; the actual salary may vary based on compensation practices, job-related skills, and depth of experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; disability and life insurance coverage for you and your family.
  • 100% employer-paid plan for you and a 50% employer contribution for your dependents (US, CAD, MX).
• Mental health support: access to certified therapists through Spring Health and membership to Headspace.
• Physical health support: physical therapy through Omada, thousands of Aaptiv virtual workouts, and a complimentary One Medical membership for primary and virtual care.
• Time off: Unlimited PTO (2-week minimum), paid company holidays, your birthday off, end of year recharge (closed December 24 - January 1), and paid parental leave.
• Retirement: Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match.
• Bonus: Annual bonus based on tenure, scaling in total amount over time.
• Annual company-wide retreat.

Location & Work Environment

• Remote-first role; 100% virtual operation from your home office.
• The organization may accommodate global opportunities where established businesses exist, including Canada, Mexico, and the UK.
  • For global locations, you must have established and current work authorization and permanently reside in that country.
• Collaboration is primarily via virtual meetings (Zoom) and Slack.
• You must have the ability to operate a laptop computer (PC or Mac available), required software platforms, and other office productivity tools.
• Due to the nature of this role, you must be able to remain stationary for extended periods, observe and interpret written and/or verbal communication, and have reliable internet access.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Accommodation Notice

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodations during the application, interview, pre-employment testing, or any part of the employee selection process, inquiries should be directed to the recruiting team.